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I'll make sure sqlrockstar​, kong.yang​, and patrick.hubbard​ and I take at least SOME of the wrapup blog post to comment on that. Thanks for the suggestion/request!

No worries. There are so many new (great) features being added that it's hard to keep up.

Agreed on all counts. I wasn't offering it as a SOLUTION, only as an enticement for greater participation. But I agree with jeffnorton that hearing from "official channels" would be helpful.

Very different structure: First, there's only one writing prompt, rather than a word a day. That prompt is "What I Would Tell My Younger Self" Like past years, we'll have a "lead" writer each day who will write the main post. Then the THWACK community can respond to and discuss their ideas in the comments section. We've…

I'm going to argue on the side of SolarWinds for a minute on this "longer free trial" thing: What would you be able to do in 90 days that you can't do in 30? Really, if you are seriously evaluating a monitoring solution then set up your test bed, set up your test server, install it, run your tests, take snapshots, print…

I agree and disagree: AGREE: If you are 100% certain that a certain class of message will never provide any insight, by all means shut it off. DISAGREE: if you are less than 100% certain (ok, ok. How about 80%?) then instead what you can do with Kiwi is set up cascading rules such that: * RULE1: all incoming messages are…

You'll always get MY vote! Plus, this is a REALLY good idea.

done!

I hope that pressure doesn't make you feel insecure. Wait... maybe I do?

Well don't expect THAT to stop! If anything, I need to up my game now!

You're 100% right - SCP is not required to be an MVP, and not all SCP's *are* MVP's. But many MVPs have their SCP (but not all). Here on THWACK, MVP status is all about how people participate in the community which is, many of us believe, how it should be. My point in relating the benefits of being an MVP here on THWACK to…

GREAT story (I know it's not a "story" - it's your experience. But you make it very readable.). I could see you posting that as one of the entries for several of the days above - Learn (tomorrow), Trust, or maybe even Fulfill. Take a look and see, then have it ready to post when the day comes!

Honestly, you could do WORSE than Poe. But keep in mind the overarching theme of the month is "Accentuate the Positive".

Fantastic! See you there!

If people are going to band together and demand something (Star Wars related), we should ask them to retconn the prequels and hire this guy as a consultant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgICnbC2-_Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAbug3AhYmw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wKqH6vlGHU

I just want to make sure everyone on this thread has seen this: Microsoft Office 365 Portal

This is already being discussed internally. I'm going to unofficially say that I'm sorry for what you ( kingcd ) experienced (both the vagueness and being cheated. However, this is honestly the first time I've encountered this kind of logic from Microsoft. Let me break it down this way: From a database standpoint, the db…

Personally, or luggage?

First and foremost: Mazel Tov, and a belated welcome to klal Yisrael! That's a huge accomplishment. in the comments of my "Unplug to Recharge" post, there's some discussion about how to negotiate on-call and such. You may find that interesting depending on your level of observance.…

According to his key fob, it's a Tustoressa

As I write this, the first Chanukah candle has burnt out, a brave but dim light against the sea of darkness. But it will be joined in the next 7 days until the heat and light will be impossible to quell or ignore. And so, with his permission, I'd like to build on the thought presented earlier in the comments by…

Yep, and I've been talking with cobrien​ and tdanner​ about it as well. Thanks for keeping the faith alive!

That's the best part of the question: no answer is wrong. Maybe I'm looking for someone who can avoid getting pulled into "rescue" operations when the caller/user has the tools to fix it themselves. Or someone who doesn't feel obligated to help every needy person who comes along. Plus, even if that WASN'T the response that…

I actually copied it from an existing word-a-day challenge I participate in every year, called BlogElul. Next year I plan to come up with a whole different set of words, though. Stay tuned!

In which screen? On the main page (search nodes)? Or in Managed Nodes?

WINNER NUMBER ONE!! Email me (leon dot adato at solarwinds) and I'll tell you how to register your ticket. Congratulations!

Those are some cool ideas. Luckly, they don't let me anywhere near the checkbook (or the people who control said checkbook) so I can't say I could DO anything about it. But it's an interesting idea! To everyone else: what would YOU do to extend GNS3 functionality?

I recognize that starting at COVID stats, poll numbers, or social media comments about your company (ahem) may have the opposite effect for some, but as I wrote back on day 4 (https://thwack.solarwinds.com/t5/Geek-Speak-Blogs/Writing-Challenge-Day-4-I-Was-Today-Years-Old-When-I-Learned/bc-p/611485/highlight/true#M36396)…

You would be better to use groups, and assign templates to the group. Then your servers could belong to one (or more) groups and have the template auto-assigned. If the server use changes (you remove CUPS, for instance), you would remove it from the group (either manually or using custom properties) and the template would…

I saw that, and thought it was awesome!